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Neometals promotes battery recycling strategy
Perth-based innovative materials company Neometals has come close to proving the technical and economic viability of a proprietary process for...
EcoMag develops a technology for the extraction of magnesium from wastewater
Magnesium is the third most abundant element dissolved in seawater. The first two, sodium and chlorine, are removed as sodium chloride by...
American swing: why are US Steel shares falling?
One month has passed since the last earnings report for United States Steel (X). The US steel industry leader lost about 15.2 percent over the...
Panic is brewing in the United States over possible restrictions on Chinese imports of rare earth metals
17 rare earth metals are critical to the production of all high-tech equipment, from aircraft to satellites. And the United States is 80 percent...
Airbus: 50 years of aviation history
At first, Airbus was laughed at, and no one believed in the success of the European project. However, in 50 years Airbus planes have literally...
The economic impact of the global steel industry
Steel plays a vital role in today's world. In addition to being one of the most important materials for construction and infrastructure, steel...
China's steel production growth surprised analysts
China's growing steel production is of deep concern to the global steel industry, which rightly believes that a new round of steel overproduction in...
Will the UK government interfere with British Steel?
Many UK taxpayers believe the government could do more within the existing EU rules. However, the Prime Minister's resignation could prevent the...
New Russian steel for oil pipelines prevents leaks
The newly developed steel grade improves pipeline integrity and reduces the environmental impact of Russian oil fields....
Scientists have discovered new properties of organic fibers
Natural fibers such as flax, hemp, jute or kenaf are used in large quantities in the automotive industry to reinforce plastics, according to the...
Iron and iron casting market will grow by 4 percent annually
By 2026, the capacity of the iron and iron casting market will reach USD 202.7 billion....
China Trade Conflict Reflects Asian Stainless Steel Market
The slowdown in economic growth in China, exacerbated by a trade dispute with the United States, weakened a buoyant demand for stainless steel in a...
Japanese scientists have created a self-healing battery
Professor Atsuo Yamada and his team have recently developed a material that can significantly extend battery life as well as provide them with...
Scientists have discovered "ultrapure" boron nitride
The "ultrapure" boron nitride discovered by scientists from the University of Bristol opens up new opportunities in the field of the...
Aluminum market overview in Q1 2019
The largest aluminum producer Rusal has prepared a report on the aluminum market in the first quarter of 2019....
Steel demand growth forecast in Europe up to 2020
Real steel consumption in the European Union increased by 0.5 percent YoY in the fourth quarter of 2018 to 41.1 million tonnes....
World's first plane without flaps tested in Great Britain
According to BAE Systems Plc, an aircraft with this technology is lighter in weight, more reliable and cheaper to operate....
Why scrap prices are falling while iron ore is getting more expensive
Iron ore prices have increased by 25 percent since the beginning of the year, while metal scrap in the world market has fallen in price by 7...
Rusal: global demand for aluminum will grow by 3 percent
One of the world's largest aluminum producers, the Russian company Rusal, analyzed the state of the aluminum market in the first quarter and made a...
Norsk Hydro announced the amount of damages from cyber attacks
Norsk Hydro expects cyberattack mitigation costs in the first quarter to be around $ 52 million....
Steel laboratory is being built in Japan to train lunar robots
A futuristic robotics research center will be set up at the Avatar X space research campus in Japan, suspended by steel cables over a moon-like...
Steel mills are getting smarter over time
The current state of the steel market is underutilized, with leading metal producers seeking to reduce capital costs to improve equipment...
Liquid metal will allow the creation of "soft" robots
Engineers at Beihan University in Beijing have created a magnetic liquid metal that can stretch in three dimensions, mimicking the properties of a...
New research explains the survival of the Terracotta Army weapons by soil characteristics
Previously, it was believed that the ancient gunsmiths used the technology of galvanizing or chrome-plating metals to prevent corrosion. It turned...
Steel remains the main material for the automotive industry
However, automakers around the world are actively experimenting with new materials, especially plant-based polymers....
ArcelorMittal switches to hydrogen gas for pure steel production
The company is launching a new research project in Hamburg with an estimated cost of 65 million euros....
The rebar market will grow by 5.5 percent annually
The sheer number of planned investment projects and the projected growth in infrastructure spending in developing countries will increase the steel...
Found alternatives to rare earth magnets
Magnets are widely used in industries ranging from smartphones to electric motors. But their main component - rare earth metals - is expensive and...